2017 Chrysler Town & Country Spied Again

What it's: That is the same cobbled-together model for the next-generation Chrysler Town & Country minivan our spies snagged pictures of this past year. Now, our spy photographers were able to get up close and personal using the T&C, illuminating details that were formerly black about Chrysler's people mover.

The Dodge Grand Caravan will expire about the exact same time that the scene is hit by the brand new Town & Country, to be replaced with a fresh, three-row crossover.

As evidenced by the minivan -Chrysler, the Town & Country has been developed available to some public quickly losing interest. Chrysler should nail it to get a larger share of the buyer pool that is shrinking, a job certain to be made tougher from the showroom existence of a Chrysler-badged model of the three-row crossover. And Chrysler additionally wants the Town & Country to be a triumph for motives of pride: the proverbial pie is going to be all on the proverbial face whether its entry fizzles, as well as The firm created the current minivan section.

Stage: The Town & Country image is a blank canvas onto which lots of bits that are arbitrary Ram, Dodge, Fiat, and Chrysler are scattered. As we noted when we spotted this test mule that is haggard, the body appears to sit below the Town & Country that is present, along with the roof has a crossover-like taper that suggests Chrysler is at least attempting to produce the van fashionable. Not one of this is news, yet. What's fresh is that for the very first time, we have gotten a peek at its own rear suspension and the model's inside. Anticipate these things to eventually become more "Chryslery" for creation.

When it comes to back suspension, it looks like the T&C switches from a turn-beam rear axle. Given the suspension parts we are able to see sit at an angle, and how some underbody protecting and the exhaust pass beneath the axle, it appears improbable that there's a total-width stick axle down there. This may seem small, but it bodes well for the interior packaging of the van. When we last seen this evaluation auto, we supposed the present-generation van's smart Stow 'n Go folding back seats could possibly be binned, as there's no manner the lower-appearing flooring could fit the folding seats and, well, the back suspension. More space is left by an independent suspension, on the other hand, for underbody parts such as the fuel tank, the exhaust, and optional all-wheel-drive bits, perhaps leaving room above for vanishing seats with all the chopped roofline.

Powertrain: Up to now, we understand just that Town & Country the 2017 is going to be offered using a plugin-hybrid vehicle powertrain. In a section not understood for powertrain options, a plugin choice will probably be unique and daring -- the adversaries of the van all offer only one engine/transmission combo. Front-wheel drive will soon be normal, but all-wheel drive may return as an alternative.

Estimated Entrance and Cost: Chrysler has told us via its future merchandise strategies that were broadly publicized to anticipate the 2017 Town & Country next year to appear. Chrysler additionally has furnished its brand leader lately saying the new minivan begins at about $26,000 an obscure base cost,. All of the way will stretch up to mid-$40,000 land.